CRI听力: The 6th Mobile World Congress

New smartphones and a handset that can record 3-D video have been unveiled at the 6th Mobile World Congress. The latest technology is on exhibit in Barcelona.

Li Dong has the details.

LG Electronics is displaying is the Optimus 3D - the first mobile handset with a color 3-D screen and 3-D camera.

An exhibitor on LG's stage shows the audience the Optimus 3D. The screen produces the illusion of depth without the need for special glasses and includes a pair of five-megapixel lenses for taking 3-D photos and video.

The phone must be held at a proper distance and angle for the viewer to perceive depth. It runs on Google Inc.'s Android 2.2 operating system.

LG says the 3-D phone will go on sale this spring, but hasn't yet announced a deal with a U.S. carrier to offer the service.
Samsung is the world's No. 2 mobile phone supplier. The company will release its new Galaxy S II handset with an improved screen, dual-core processor and faster internet access in Europe in March, but has not disclosed its retail price.

American handset manufacturer Motorola has introduced its new Atrix gadget at the Mobile World Congress. The handset is powered by Android software and has a dual-core processor with 1 gigabyte of RAM memory.

Motorola's exhibitor says:

This mobile phone also offers the option of using it as a computer CPU with an adaptor that allows handling the terminal through a keyboard, mouse and screen.

Nokia announced that would release its first handset powered by Windows Phone this summer.

Nokia has been losing market share to Apple, Google and other companies that have moved aggressively into the smartphone market.

Nokia's worldwide market share in smartphones was just over 30 percent in the fourth quarter, down from 40 percent a year earlier. It is still the biggest maker of regular handsets, although everyone in the industry believes smartphones are the future.

Microsoft launched a new phone operating system, Windows Phone 7, late last year. Reviewers hailed it as a big improvement over previous attempts, but so far it hasn't made a dent in the dominance of Google's Android software and Apple's iPhone.

Stephen Elop is the CEO of Nokia.

"We clearly made the decision comparing different options, our approach with Symbian and Migo, Android or Windows Phone. With Windows Phone we believe we have the best chance to deliver the best experience to the ultimate end-consumer and at the same time deliver the best results for our shareholders, so we think is best for our employers and everybody else involved. So at the end of the day it is a solid decision for the future of Nokia."

Fifty-thousand people are expected to visit this year's Mobile World Congress in which more than 1,300 companies are participating. The event runs from February 14th to the 17th.

For CRI, I am Li Dong.